[600MRG] DX on 630m. Yes it can be done !!!

[Neil Klagge]

Just a heads up report for all those interested in 630m band DX:


Roger Crofts, VK4YB, had 43 spotters of his 630m WSPR beacon over the last 24 hours. Here are those over 11,000 km distance from him:


43 spots:

Timestamp       Call    MHz     SNR     Drift   Grid    Pwr     Reporter        RGrid   km      az
 2017-09-29 11:04        VK4YB   0.475765        -28     -1      QG62ku          5       WI2XBV          EL99ia          14744   74
 2017-09-29 10:44        VK4YB   0.475766        -27     0       QG62ku          5       WG2XXM          EM15lj          13442   63
 2017-09-29 10:50        VK4YB   0.475768        -31     0       QG62ku          5       W5TTY   EM10uu          13385   68
 2017-09-29 11:04        VK4YB   0.475767        -28     -1      QG62ku          5       VE6JY   DO33or          12682   40
 2017-09-29 10:36        VK4YB   0.475767        -30     0       QG62ku          5       VE6XH   DO24tc          12592   40
 2017-09-29 12:08        VK4YB   0.475769        -22     0       QG62ku          5       W7IUV/W         DN07dg          12002   45
 2017-09-29 10:40        VK4YB   0.475767        -28     0       QG62ku          5       WH2XGP          DN07dg          12002   45
 2017-09-29 10:36        VK4YB   0.475767        -23     0       QG62ku          5       CF7MM   CN89og          11872   43
 2017-09-29 11:08        VK4YB   0.475719        -17     0       QG62ku          5       VE7CA   CN89ki          11853   43
 2017-09-29 10:06        VK4YB   0.475767        -27     0       QG62ku          5       VE7BDQ          CN89la          11844   43
 2017-09-29 11:20        VK4YB   0.475768        -28     0       QG62ku          5       WI2XJQ          CN87ts          11836   44
 2017-09-29 11:08        VK4YB   0.475768        -29     0       QG62ku          5       VA7JX   CN79kv          11744   41
 2017-09-29 10:58        VK4YB   0.475767        -33     0       QG62ku          5       WG2XSV          CN85rq          11735   46
 2017-09-29 11:46        VK4YB   0.475766        -33     0       QG62ku          5       WD2XSH/20       CN83    11600   48
 2017-09-29 09:10        VK4YB   0.475768        -30     0       QG62ku          5       KR6LA   CN90ao          11552   51
 2017-09-29 11:52        VK4YB   0.475768        -23     0       QG62ku          5       N6SKM   CM97bq          11425   54
 2017-09-29 12:24        VK4YB   0.475767        -27     0       QG62ku          5       WW6D    CM88pl          11395   53
 2017-09-29 09:18        VK4YB   0.475767        -28     0       QG62ku          5       N6GN    CM88ok          11387   53
 2017-09-29 11:52        VK4YB   0.475767        -24     0       QG62ku          5       WI2XBQ          CN70vr          11385   50
 2017-09-29 11:46        VK4YB   0.475767        -23     -1      QG62ku          5       KJ6MKI          CM88oi          11383   53
 2017-09-29 10:28        VK4YB   0.475766        -27     0       QG62ku          5       N1VF    CM87ss          11382   54
 2017-09-29 10:44        VK4YB   0.475767        -26     0       QG62ku          5       WE2XPQ          BP51ip          11138   24


Roger is running 5w EIRP (= 3w ERP) into a very long and interestingly shaped antenna. But many of us who are receiving him are using simpler antennas. Some are using PA0RDT mini whips, some have 8 to 10 turn loops, but you might even decode him using an 80m dipole connected as a Marconi-T.


Looking forward to soon being able to transmit with my w0yse call sign soon.


VY 73
Neil Klagge, wg2xsv part5
Vancouver, WA

My ham radio websites: http://w0yse.webs.com/ and http://wg2xsv.webs.com